Scholarships for Students at 1890 Institutions (1890 Scholarships)
National Institute of Food and Agriculture
Award ceiling
$5,557,890
Award floor
$1,111,578
Program funding
$67,200,000
- Opportunity #
- USDA-NIFA-1890SS-011978
- Agency
- National Institute of Food and Agriculture
- ALN (CFDA)
- 10.524
- Status
- posted
- Posted
- Aug 10, 2026
- Closes
- Sep 10, 2026
- Funding instrument
- Grant
- Category
- Agriculture
- Cost sharing required
- No
Who can apply
- •Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Synopsis
The purpose of the 1890 Scholarships Program, under Assistance Listing Number 10.524, is to provide scholarships to support recruiting, engaging, retaining, mentoring, and training of undergraduate and graduate students at the 1890 Land-grant institutions. These scholarships are intended to encourage outstanding students at 1890 institutions to pursue and complete baccalaureate and graduate (i.e., master’s and doctoral) degrees in the food and agricultural sciences (see Appendix III for definition) that would lead to a highly skilled food and agricultural systems workforce.
Contact
Angela Tatum Policy Specialist · grantapplicationquestions@usda.gov